corona australis

The Corona Australis (Latin for Southern Crown) was one of Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and also counts among the 88 modern constellations. The name contrasts with Corona Borealis.

History

The constellation was sometimes considered to be the crown of Sagittarius, which had fallen on the ground for some reason.

Naming mixup

In 1932 the International Astronomical Union officially changed the name of this constellation to Corona Austrina (with genitive "Coronae Austrinae"). This may have been due to an inadvertent naming mixup which has never been corrected http://www.ianridpath.com/constellations1.htm, but in any case the official IAU website continues to list "Corona Austrina" as the official name http://www.iau.org/IAU/Activities/nomenclature/const.html. In practice, the original name "Corona Australis" continues to be more widely used.

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